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11 January 2030
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2024 - Several thousand North Korean migrant workers in Helong engaged in civil unrest, including a factory occupation and the taking of managers as hostages, due to unpaid wages.Migrant labour originating from North Korea
Anniversary
2013 - French special forces failed in an attempted rescue of a DGSE agent, who had been taken hostage in 2009 by al-Shabaab, in Bulo Marer, Somalia.2013 French military operation against Islamist group al-Shabaab in Somalia
Anniversary
2003 - After Chicago police detective Jon Burge was discovered to have extracted forced confessions from more than 200 suspects, the governor of Illinois commuted the death sentences of 167 prisoners and pardoned four others.Chicago police chief charged with misconduct (1947–2018)
Anniversary
1986 - The Gateway Bridge (pictured) in Brisbane, Australia, opened as the largest prestressed-concrete, single-box bridge in the world.Twin road bridges in Queensland, Australia
Anniversary
1964 - In a landmark report (cover pictured), U.S. surgeon general Luther Terry issued a warning that tobacco smoking may be hazardous to health, concluding that it has a causative role in lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, and other illnesses.1964 US government report on the health effects of smoking
Historical events
History
2020 - COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei: Municipal health officials in Wuhan announce the first recorded death from COVID-19.History
2013 - One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia.2013 French military operation against Islamist group al-Shabaab in Somalia
History
2003 - Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal.Head of government of the U.S. state of Illinois
History
1998 - Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria.January 1998 massacre in northern Algeria
History
1996 - Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour.1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
History
1995 - 51 people are killed in a plane crash in María La Baja, Colombia.1995 aviation accident in Colombia
History
1994 - The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.Country in Northwestern Europe
History
1986 - The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened.Twin road bridges in Queensland, Australia
History
1983 - United Airlines Flight 2885 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing three.1983 aviation accident
History
1977 - The first episode of Finnish children's TV show Pikku Kakkonen ("Little Number Two") is aired on Yle TV2.Finnish children's TV show
Notable births
Born
2002 - Elly De La Cruz, Dominican baseball playerDominican baseball player (born 2002)
Born
2000 - Lee Chae-yeon, South Korean singer-songwriterSouth Korean singer and dancer (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Jeanette Hegg Duestad, Norwegian sport shooterNorwegian sport shooter (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Lim Sung-jin, South Korean volleyball playerSouth Korean volleyball player (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Brandon Wakeham, Australian-Fijian rugby league playerFiji international rugby league footballer
Born
1998 - Thomas Mikaele, New Zealand rugby league playerNew Zealand rugby league footballer
Born
1997 - Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actorAustralian singer and swimmer (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Richard Codey, American politician, 53rd Governor of New Jersey (born 1946)American politician (1946–2026)
Died
2023 - Carole Cook, American actress and singer (born 1924)American actress (1924–2023)
Died
2019 - Michael Atiyah, British-Lebanese mathematician (born 1929)British-Lebanese mathematician (1929–2019)
Died
2018 - Edgar Ray Killen, American murderer (born 1925)Ku Klux Klan organizer convicted of manslaughter (1925–2018)
Died
2017 - Adenan Satem, Malaysian politician and Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia (born 1944)Malaysian politician (1944–2017)
Died
2016 - Monte Irvin, American baseball player (born 1919)American baseball player (1919–2016)
Died
2015 - Jenő Buzánszky, Hungarian footballer and coach (born 1925)Hungarian football player and manager (1925–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
44.8% illuminated
Lunar age: 6.9 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
21.31 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Aries
20.35 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.